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CHAPTER 82: STAY AWAY FROM SAM

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Sam lifted up his head and saw Emma walking away. She was leaving the restaurant. He sat back on the arm chair without running after her as she had presumed.

Emma walked away from Sam while he looked at her from a distance. He wanted to run to her, stop her and plead with her for his unexplainable behavior but he didn't shake a leg. Instead, he watched her walk away.

The disturbing flashes he was having at that moment coupled with a feeling of lowliness made him unable to react and so, he sat back gazing at the eatery wall which was beginning to look blur to him.

Sam's eyes were shut. He was still seating in the eatery. He pondered on Mike's visit earlier to his office and he began to fear what Emma might think when she learns about Natalie from Mike. He quickly got up and left the spot.

"Why am I so mad? " Emma told herself in a low tune after walking away from Sam.

She was pained that Sam failed to tell her what the matter was with him. Maybe he didn't trust her that much
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